Charles Mingus : triumph of the underdog / a Shanachie presentation ; [presented by] Winter Moon Productions and Jazz Workshop Inc. ; produced by Don McGlynn, Sue Mingus ; directed by Don McGlynn.
The first comprehensive documentary of Afro-American jazz bassist, bandleader and composer Charles Mingus who led a tumultuous life filled with trauma and frustration, joy and creativity. Nine years in the making and exhaustively researched, virtually everything used in the film is extraordinarily...
Uniform Title: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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Corporate Authors: |
Jazz Workshop, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
(Producer) Winter Moon Productions (Producer) Shanachie Entertainment Corp (Publisher) |
Other Authors: |
McGlynn, Don
(Producer, Director) Mingus, Sue (Producer) Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979 (Instrumentalist) Richmond, Dannie (Performer) Schuller, Gunther (Performer) Butterfield, Don (Performer) Young, Snooky (Performer) Knepper, Jimmy, 1927-2003 (Performer) Walrath, Jack (Performer) Soloff, Lew (Performer) Woodman, Britt (Performer) Handy, John, 1933- (Performer) Adams, George, 1940-1992 (Performer) Richardson, Jerome (Performer) Bert, Eddie (Performer) Brecker, Randy (Performer) Marsalis, Wynton, 1961- (Performer) |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Newton, NJ :
Shanachie Entertainment Corp.,
[1999], ℗1999.
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Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
Variant Title: |
Triumph of the underdog. |
Format: | Video DVD |